FGCT5002Conscious Practitioner Week 2 – Theory  & MethodologySeminar
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Dr Digdem Sezen

Aims

Explain what “theory” and “methodology” mean in the context of media studies.
Understand how theoretical frameworks shape the way we see and interpret media.
Recognise how methodologies structure inquiry: how we ask questions and gather evidence. 
Reflect on your own position as media practitioners and learners.
(Kademeli İşlem)

What Does It Mean to Be a Conscious Practitioner?

When you watch something, how do you decidewhat’s important to notice?

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Avengers (2012) by Joss Whedon

insan yüzü, bina, giyim, kadın içeren bir resim

Yapay zeka tarafından oluşturulmuş içerik yanlış olabilir.
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kurgusal karakter, kahraman, CG çizimi, çizgi film içeren bir resim

Yapay zeka tarafından oluşturulmuş içerik yanlış olabilir.
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Starcraft II (2010) by Blizzard

ekran görüntüsü, kurgusal karakter, çizgi film, insan yüzü içeren bir resim

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ekran görüntüsü, kurgusal karakter, çizgi film, insan yüzü içeren bir resim

Yapay zeka tarafından oluşturulmuş içerik yanlış olabilir.

What we notice isn’t neutral!It’s shaped by our assumptions, education, and cultural position.

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What is theory?

Which theory?

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Medium Theory

Agenda-Setting Theory

Usesand GratificationsTheory

CultivationTheory

Encoding/Decoding Model

Hegemonyand IdeologyTheory

Marxist Theory

Feminist Media Theory

Cultural Studies

AlgorithmicMedia Theory

Queer Theory

PostcolonialMedia Theory

Feminist Theory

Laura Mulvey – Gaze Theory

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Bechdel-Wallace Test

The requirements of the Mako Mori test are that a film or television show has at least one female character and that this character has an independent plot arc and that the character or her arc does not simply exist to support a male character's plot arc.

MAKO MORI TEST

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Açıklama otomatik olarak oluşturuldu

Sexy Lamp Test

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Marxist Theory

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Karl Marx

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Critical Theory

Owned by those in control in order to make money

Repeats the same idea and values regardless of their form

Culture Industry

Theodor Adorno, héros de la jeunesse allemande

Theodor Adorno

Cultural Studies

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to decode the world around us

Cultural Studies is not about defending culture, but “intervening in the politics of culture.”

Stuart Hall

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What is methodology?

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Reflective Journaling

Interviews

Surveys and questionnaires

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Autoethnography

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Seminar activity: Seeing through different theories

Jot down bullet points under “what we notice.”

Be ready to share one key insight with the class.

Lens 1: Feminist Theory

Lens 2: Marxist Theory

Lens 3: Cultural Studies

Unpack together

Bibliography